Eastman Johnson’s “Union Soldiers Accepting a Drink”

Just stumbled across this on the Web today, and found it so interesting that I just wanted to share.

First, note who is providing the Union soldiers with a drink. Second, I wonder, is that the Blue Ridge in the background? Wonder if this is an image from Johnson’s experiences east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Virginia. Enjoy…

I’m trying to get a better grasp on Johnson’s time in Virginia. The big item on the radar is the piece showing runaway slaves, and that was around Manassas. To me, this pic gives me a sense of the Culpeper area. I don’t know, however, if he made it down that way. Could even be a scene from the western reaches of Prince William Co…. Brentsville and around that area.

[…] on the run were taken in. With this in mind I came across an Eastman Johnson over at Robert Moore (here). Mr. Moore proposed two questions, “First, note who is providing the Union soldiers with a […]